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发帖数: 1165 | 1 Notable 52-Week High's and Low's of the Day 07/20: SSN, LFL, LINE High; VTG,
APPY, MANT, BKS Low
Jul 20, 2010 03:07PM
This report is a mid-day check of some of the more notable stocks that have
hit a 52-week high or low so far today.
52-Week High:
Samson Oil & Gas Limited (NYSE: SSN) high of $1.27. Could be breaking out
above $1.13 today, as the stock looked to be forming an ascending triangle
pattern over the last month. Volume today is also above average. A new
psychological support level may be at $1.20 today.
LAN Airlines S.A. (NYSE: LFL) high of $21.60. Shares gaining throughout the
day today as the company announced that they purchased 50 modern Airbus A320
aircraft to be delivered between 2012 and 2016.
Linn Energy, LLC (Nasdaq: LINE) high of $29.07. Investors may be liking the
recent $95 million acquisition of East Texas oil and natural gas assets
announced yesterday. Shares also recently hit a 52-week high of $28.97 on
July 14.
52-Week Low:
Vantage Drilling Company (AMEX: VTG) low of $0.99. Announced a $50 million
common stock offering. Prtichard Capital also downgraded the stock from Buy
to Sell, cutting their price target from $2.05 to $0.75.
AspenBio Pharma Inc. (Nasdaq: APPY) low of $0.65. Reported results today
from the Company's recently completed AppyScore ELISA-based pivotal clinical
trial. The study was designed to evaluate the utility of the AppyScore
blood-based test in aiding in the evaluation of patients suspected of having
acute appendicitis. The Statistical Analysis Report showed higher
sensitivity (96%) and negative predictive value (92%) but lower specificity
(16%) than seen in the 2008
ELISA-based study. Also, the report showed a wider range in prevalence of
acute appendicitis between sites than had been anticipated. Click here for
the full report. The stock was also downgraded to Hold at ThinkEquity.
ManTech International Corporation (Nasdaq: MANT) low of $36.98. Downgraded
by Wells Fargo and BB&T following the company's COO resignation. Wells
downgraded from Outperfomr to Market Perform, and BB&T downgraded from Buy
to Hold.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) low of $11.89. Shares lower as Amazon.com (
Nasdaq: AMZN) reported, yesterday, that sales of their eBooks are outpacing
sales of
hardcovers. |
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